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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Indian Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Cove and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Indian Cove:
    • 37.655243, -114.495271
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Indian Cove
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Since Indian Cove is near Iron County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Iron County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Indian Cove ...

We found seven communities that share the name Indian Cove.

Within Nevada, the name Indian Cove is unique.

Beyond Nevada, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Indian Cove [New Haven County].
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Indian Cove is located in Sussex County and lies 2,125 miles [3,419.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Indian Cove that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Indian Cove.
    • Georgia
      • Worth County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Indian Cove [Worth County].
    • Idaho
      • Owyhee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Indian Cove [Owyhee County].
    • New York
      • Cayuga County
      • This Indian Cove is located in Cayuga County and lies 2,018 miles [3,247.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Indian Cove that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Indian Cove.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Indian Cove lies 2,956 miles [4,757.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Indian Cove that is located in Lincoln County.
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Indian Cove is located in Henderson County and lies 1,774 miles [2,855 km]<2> to the east of the Indian Cove that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Indian Cove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Cove ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Big Trees
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Trees have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees
    • Big Trees is located in Lincoln County
  • Brown ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
    • Brown is located in Lincoln County
  • Cold Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Lincoln County
  • Crestline ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
    • Crestline is located in Lincoln County
  • Crossroads
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
    • Crossroads has also been known as:
    • Crossroad
  • Flat Nose
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Nose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Nose
    • Flat Nose is located in Lincoln County
  • Helene ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helene
    • Helene is located in Lincoln County
  • Highland ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Lincoln County
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
    • Horseshoe Bend is located in Lincoln County
  • Prince ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
    • Prince is located in Lincoln County
  • Strawberry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hill
    • Strawberry Hill is located in Lincoln County

How Far From Indian Cove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Indian Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Indian Cove and extending to:

  • Pioche, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Cove to Pioche, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,017 miles [3,246 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,021 miles [12,908.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Indian Cove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Indian Cove could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Indian Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indian Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6552, Longitude: -114.4953       In this case, the coordinates for Indian Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Indian Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Indian Cove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.659 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.29 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.439 degrees.









 

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